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During depression, entertaining journo turning up to write for paper (11)

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independent

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'for paper' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for independent that I've seen before include "Self-governing - newspaper" , "not involving others" , "Capable of acting for oneself" , "us" , "paper" .)

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